by Zach Miller
Quick Summary
The Postsecondary Child Care Grant Program is a financial aid program that assists low-income students completing their undergraduate or graduate studies. Eligible students can receive up to $6,500 per eligible child per academic year to pay for child care while they attend classes.
Text courtesy of the Minnesota Office of Higher Education.
Are you a student parent who is heading back to classes this fall? Funding is available for student parents through the Postsecondary Child Care Grant Program, a financial aid program that assists low-income students completing their undergraduate or graduate studies. Students can receive up to $6,500 per eligible child per academic year to pay for child care while they attend classes.
Minnesota residents who have a child 12 years old or younger (or 14 or younger if the child is handicapped) and whose family size and income qualify for the program. Eligible undergraduate students must be enrolled in 1-12 credits or more per term, and graduate students must be enrolled in 1-6 credits per term. Click here for full eligibility requirements.
To apply, student parents can submit an application to the financial aid office at his or her school. Find the fillable application and more information on the OHE website.
